So I did some mock-ups today on the dev site and what I came up with was swapping out the Wikitravel nav block for * home

* destinations A-Z

* recent posts

* your blog

oo post

oo see all

* your photos

oo upload

oo see all

* forums

oo post

* bookmarks

oo new

* Wikitravel Main Page

The top right nav would have * for logged in users; messages, profile, my posts, logout * for anonymous users: login form, register link

Better? Or worse? If it sounds like a good start I can roll it out to the live site and we can refine from there.